Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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Irish of Gaoth Dobhair Irish of An Ceathrú Rua Irish of Corca Dhuibhne

/uː/ /ʉː/ back close long rounded vowel /uː/ back close long rounded vowel /uː/ back close long rounded vowel

<chreideadh> ‘believe (hab. past)’

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . ʤ ʉː / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . dʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . d̠ʲ ə x / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . dʹ ə x /

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . dʲ ə x / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . dʹ ə x / 8221

<chreidfeadh> ‘would believe’

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . ʧ ʉː / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . tʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . t̠ʲ ə x / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . tʹ ə x /

▶ / ˈ ç ɾʲ ɛ . tʲ ə x / / ˈ xʹ rʹ e . tʹ ə x / 8222

<chúlaigh> ‘reverese (past)’

▶ / ˈ x ʉː . l̪ˠ iː / / ˈ x uː . ʟ iː /

▶ / ˈ x uː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ x uː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ x uː . l̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ x uː . ʟ i ɡʹ / 8224

<ciú> ‘cue’

▶ / ˈ c ʉː / / ˈ kʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ c uː / / ˈ kʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ c uː / / ˈ kʹ uː / 8235

<ciúib> ‘cube (genitive)’

▶ / ˈ c ʉː bʲ / / ˈ kʹ uː bʹ /

▶ / ˈ c uː bʲ / / ˈ kʹ uː bʹ /

▶ / ˈ c uː bʲ / / ˈ kʹ uː bʹ / 8236

<ciúin> ‘quiet’

▶ / ˈ c ʉː n̠ʲ / / ˈ kʹ uː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ c uː n̠ʲ / / ˈ kʹ uː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ c uː nʲ / / ˈ kʹ uː nʹ / 8237

<ciumhais> ‘margin’

▶ / ˈ c ʉː . ɪ ɕ / / ˈ kʹ uː . i sʹ /

▶ / ˈ c uː ɕ / / ˈ kʹ uː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ c uː ʃ / / ˈ kʹ uː sʹ / 8238

<cogadh> ‘war’

▶ / ˈ k ʌ . ɡ ʉː / / ˈ k o . ɡ uː /

▶ / ˈ k ʌ . ɡ ə / / ˈ k o . ɡ ə /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ . ɡ ə / / ˈ k u . ɡ ə / 8246

<criticiúil> ‘critical’

▶ / c ɾʲ ɪ . ʧ ɪ . ˈ c ɤ l / / kʹ rʹ i . tʹ i . ˈ kʹ u l /

▶ / ˈ c ɾʲ ɪ . t̠ʲ ɪ . c uː l̠ʲ / / ˈ kʹ rʹ i . tʹ i . kʹ uː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˌ c ɾʲ ɪ . tʲ ɪ . ˈ c uː lʲ / / ˌ kʹ rʹ i . tʹ i . ˈ kʹ uː lʹ / 8274

<crú> ‘milking’

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʉː / / ˈ k r uː /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ uː / / ˈ k r uː /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ uː / / ˈ k r uː / 8282